Skirt



SKIRT INVENTOR BY 5 V W fl'ZRNEY L. LENKOWSKY Filed March 18. 9 4

March 24, 1925.

Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

LOUIS LENKOWSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKIRT.

Application filed March' 18, 1924. Serial No. 700,089,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS LENKOWSKY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skirts and has more special reference to a wrap around skirt.

The object of the present invention is to provide a skirt which can be applied by wrapping it around the figure, which can be easily adjusted to different sized waistsand which will maintain its proper hang irrespective of the size of the waist to which it is applied.

While one embodiment of the invention isdisclosed in the drawing, it is to be understood that this embodiment merely serves as an illustration of the underlying principles of the invention so that they may be readily comprehend by those skilled in the art and is not intended as limiting the invention to the precise form shown in the drawing.

In said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the skirt laid out flat and Fig. 2 is a perspective view showingthe skirt in the position in which it would be applied to a figure.

Continuing now by way of a more detailed description, the body portion A preferably consists of a single piece of fabric although manifestly this is not essential, be-

ing a question of preference and manufacturing policy. Irrespective of whether the body portion A consists of a single piece of fabric or a plurality of such pieces, the upper and lower edges are properly arched so that the skirt will have the proper hang and proper spacing from the ground when wrapped around a figure. A waist band B.

is attached (preferably by stitching) to the upper edge of the body portion and conforms to the shape of the upper edge of the body so that the upper edge of the truncated cone formed by the skirt when applied to the figure lies in a single plane. The waist band has attached thereto a plurality of fas-' tening elements preferably a pair of buttons D and E. Any number of such fastening elements may be utilized and in fact more han the pair shown are within the contemplated scope of the invention, despite the fact that for the purpose ofillustrating the invention but two are shown. An opening or slit F is formed in the waist band B and is adapted to, receive one of the tabs G which are formed by extending the waist band on either side of the body portion A. Each of these tabs G have openings or button holes G adapted to lock with each of the buttons D and E. In order that the dependent edges of the body portion may be kept together suitable coo erating snap fasteners H and H are attac ed'to the skirt at suitable intervals as will readily suggest itself.

In applying the skirt to the figure the waist band is wrapped around the body, the rest of the skirt following the band and enveloping the figure. One of the tabs, having opening G is passed through the slit F from the inside to the outside, the opening G being locked to the button D and the tab G" then looked to the button E. The position of the buttons D and E regulate the waist measure of the skirt and by shifting these buttons the Waist measure of the skirt may be readily chan ed. It is Within the contemplated scope of the invention to provide buttons in addition to those shown so that the waist measure may be altered without shifting the position of buttons D or E, the tabs G being locked to the intermediate or additional buttons instead of to the buttons D or E.

It is claimed:

An adjustable envelope skirt comprisinga body portion adapted to be wrapped around the figure, a waist band having a plurality of spaced attached buttons, said band formed with a slit near one of the buttons, the waist band being secured to and extending beyond the body portion, one of the extended parts of the waist band having an opening, the extended part of the waist band when in applied position passing through the slit from the inside to the outside and locked with one of the buttons, the other extended part overlapping the loop engaging part and locking with the other button substantially as and for the purpose described. 

